. Descriptive catalogue of field, garden and flower seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture), New York (State), Rochester, Catalogs; Seeds, Catalogs and collections; Horticulture, Catalogs; Gardening, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs and collections. JOSEPH HARRIS, MORETON^ FARM, ROCHESTER, X. Y. 21 Cabbage Lettuce—"The ; A large, hardy, vigorous, handsome let- tuce, sure to head, and tender, buttery and good flavor. Per i lb. $; per oz. 30 cents; per paper, Early Curled Silesia. This is valu- able for its earliness. It does not head, but affords crisp, good flavored leaves for salad in
. Descriptive catalogue of field, garden and flower seeds. Nurseries (Horticulture), New York (State), Rochester, Catalogs; Seeds, Catalogs and collections; Horticulture, Catalogs; Gardening, Catalogs; Flowers, Catalogs and collections. JOSEPH HARRIS, MORETON^ FARM, ROCHESTER, X. Y. 21 Cabbage Lettuce—"The ; A large, hardy, vigorous, handsome let- tuce, sure to head, and tender, buttery and good flavor. Per i lb. $; per oz. 30 cents; per paper, Early Curled Silesia. This is valu- able for its earliness. It does not head, but affords crisp, good flavored leaves for salad in a very short time after sow- ing. Deservedly popular. Per I4 lb. 75 cents; per oz. 20 cents; per paper,.. Malta Drumhead, or Ice Cabbage. Very large and evei-y way excellent; one of the earliest and best of the cabbage varieties that is sure to head. Fine flavor, crisp and tender. Per }£ lb. 75 cents; per oz. 20 cents; per paper, I have practiced both plans. I have dug holes in the ground four feet apart each way, and into these holes, which should be about fifteen inches deep and eighteen inches in diameter, put some warm stable manure and tread it down firm. Let the manure be two or three inches above the ground. Then draw on five or six inches of fine, rich, mel- low soil. Cover this hill with a hand glass, or wooden box with a glass on top. After a few days, when the sun. shining through the glass has warmed, the soil, put in a dozen or more seeds. I liave raised fine Melons in this way, but it is more work than farmers are willing to bestow. The glass has to be shaded when the sun is verv lii2:h and hot, and ventilation. Cos Lettuce—Paris White, best and most popular of the Cos lettuce; to bleach it, tie up the heads. Per oz. 25 cents; per paper 5 MANGEL WURZEL. See Beets, and also Agricultural Seeds. MELONS. Much time and skill can be spent in grow- ing Melons, or they can be grown with little more labor than is required to put the seed into the ground and afterward
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